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Old Monticello Road Bridge

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Overview

Photos provided by the Arkansas Highway & Transportation Department

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Facts 

Overview
Lost swing through truss bridge over Saline River on AR 4 (now US 278) between Warren and Monticello
Location
Bradley County, Arkansas
Status
Replaced 1949 by a new bridge located upstream
Design
Swing Pratt through truss
Approximate latitude, longitude
+33.58262, -92.02549   (decimal degrees)
33°34'57" N, 92°01'32" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/590433/3716304 (zone/easting/northing)
Land survey
T. 13 S., R. 9 W., Sec. 15
USGS topographic map
Warren
Inventory number
BH 10233 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Arkansas (1,219)
Bradley County, Arkansas (5)
Lost (10,361)
Lost 1949 (5)
Lost during 1940s (58)
Movable (1,355)
Owned by state (9,807)
Pratt through truss (3,166)
Pratt truss (5,658)
Replaced by new bridge (7,135)
Saline River (Arkansas) (8)
Swing (534)
Through truss (9,205)
Truss (23,568)

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Old Monticello Road Bridge
Posted November 16, 2012, by hogfan (musicmaker2141 [at] gmail [dot] com)

wow i can remember actually driving across this bridge with my dad in the 1970's before it finally collapsed. i also remember hearing that there were actually some that drove across it the very same day it fell into the saline river,,seems like one of the piers were leaning somewhat and finally the mighty saline river pushed it over,i hear it made a loud crash that was heard from miles away.good to see the pics of it.